A steady carreer with few peaks followed. He had a minor role in ''[[wikipedia:Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' and a remarkable bigger one as [[wikipedia:Edward Smith|Captain Smith]] in ''[[wikipedia:Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' in 1997.

A steady carreer with few peaks followed. He had a minor role in ''[[wikipedia:Gandhi (film)|Gandhi]]'' and a remarkable bigger one as [[wikipedia:Edward Smith|Captain Smith]] in ''[[wikipedia:Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' in 1997.

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Hill has appeared in the only two movies that made US$1 billion worldwide: ''Titanic'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]''. The irony that he died in both led to some jokes about having to kill Bernard Hill in order to clear a billion.

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Hill's appearance in both the ''Titanic'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'' make him the only actor to have appeared in more than one of the three films awarded 11 Oscars (the third being ''Ben Hur'') and one of only three actors to have starred in more than one film grossing more than $1 billion USD (another one being [[Orlando Bloom]] who also starred in ''The Return of the King'', as well as ''Pirates of the Caribbean''). Both movies (and ''Gandhi'') have won Best Picture.

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The irony that he died in both led to some jokes about having to kill Bernard Hill in order to clear a billion.

His birthday coincides with the premiere of ''The Return of the King''.

His birthday coincides with the premiere of ''The Return of the King''.

A steady carreer with few peaks followed. He had a minor role in Gandhi and a remarkable bigger one as Captain Smith in Titanic in 1997.

Hill's appearance in both the Titanic and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King make him the only actor to have appeared in more than one of the three films awarded 11 Oscars (the third being Ben Hur) and one of only three actors to have starred in more than one film grossing more than $1 billion USD (another one being Orlando Bloom who also starred in The Return of the King, as well as Pirates of the Caribbean). Both movies (and Gandhi) have won Best Picture.

The irony that he died in both led to some jokes about having to kill Bernard Hill in order to clear a billion.

His birthday coincides with the premiere of The Return of the King.

Roles

Quotes

"The ensemble qualities of this award go way beyond the cast I think. I think everyone here realizes that we sit atop a kind of pyramid of talent, we actors. Because we can't do what we do without the whole structure beneath us, and I think we're all very aware of that, and very appreciative of the producers, the writers, the directors, and the make-up people, and the people who arrange the trailers in a circle and keep them warm for us in the morning, and make sure that we've got coffee and tea and things that keep us going during the day, and all that kind of stuff."